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Hassock vs Bassock - What's the difference?

hassock | bassock |

As nouns the difference between hassock and bassock

is that hassock is a dense clump of grass or vegetation; a tussock while bassock is a hassock.

hassock

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A dense clump of grass or vegetation; a tussock.
  • A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying.
  • * 1978 , (Lawrence Durrell), Livia'', Faber & Faber 1992 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 357:
    • At the next service he found a flower on his hassock and a highly suggestive Catholic bookmarker tucked into his hymn-book.
  • A thick cushion used as a seat; an ottoman or pouffe.

    • bassock

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A hassock.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • In a small recess, illuminated by a taper, were disposed two bassocks of velvet and gold, corresponding with the bed furniture
    (Webster 1913)